Card-case.



G. J. DIEGES.

CARD CASE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.11, 191s.

Patented May 26, 1914.

ED STATES FATE OFFICE.

CHARLES J. DIEGES OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR. TO DIEGES & CLUST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CARD-CASE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES J. DIEGES, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card- Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of card cases designed for holding foldable identification certificates or membership cards, issued by fraternal or other organizations to its members, which may be conveniently car ried upon the person.

I am aware that card cases have been patented, in which the card is held loosely between stationary frames and the inner side of the case, the card being inserted through a slot at the lower end of the case and manipulated by hand in position, but these are not the equivalent of my invention, which is designed to quickly and conveniently place the card within the case and then positively and firmly hold it in place.

The invention consists broadly in pivotally mounting on each rectangular section of the card case, a card retaining frame pr vided with a projection or tooth which engages the card, and in means for positively locking said card retaining frame in position within the case.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a view of my improved card case open, showing a card held in position therein; Fig. 2, a view similar to Fig. 1, the card being omitted and the card retaining frames in their open position; Fig. 3, an enlarged sectional detail view upon plane of line 33- Fig. 1; Fig. 4:, an enlarged sectional detail View upon plane of line,4l1Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a View of one of the card retaining frames removed from the card case. Fig. 6, a section upon plane of line 66Fig. 2.

The card case is preferably made of sheet metal in two rectangular sections A, A, hinged together at D, and having the end and side flanges a, a, and a, a. Pivotally mounted within each rectangular section A, A, are the swinging card retaining frames F, F. These frames F, F, are formed with the pivots f, 7, which engage with the lugs A, A on the rectangular sections A, A, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 11, 1913.

Patented May 26, 1914.

Serial No. 805,952.

are supported between them. The frames F, F, consists of the end sections f, f, and the side sections f F.

In order to hold the card C, firmly within the card case, I provide each end section f, f, with a tooth or projection f f which punctures and bears directly upon the card C, and the inner side of the rectangular sections A, A. The side sections P, f have slots or openings f, f*, which engage with studs a a on the rectangular sections A, A. These studs a a are formed with enlarged heads a a so that when the openings f, f on the frames, F, F, are brought into contact with them, they will snap over and lock the frames within the card case, it being understood that during this operation the card C, will be punctured and thereby held firmly at this point in position. It is obvious that other means may be employed for locking the frames F, F, in position, and I do not wish to confine myself to the identical form herein shown.

When it is desired to place a card within the card case, the frames F, F, are swung back into the position shown in Fig. 2, the card is then laid within the case and upon the studs (1 a The frames F, F, are then closed, during which operation the card will be punctured by the teeth f F, at the outer ends of the case, and by the studs a a at the upper side of the case. It is to be noted that the card is held firmly and positively at two points within each rectangular section, thereby avoiding all possibility of derangement.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1 In a card case for foldable cards, comprising two sections of sheet metal substantially rectangular in shape, said sections being suitably hinged together at one edge, each of said sections being provided with a pivoted card retaining flap, said card retaining flap being provided with pins on the inner surface of the pivot member of said flaps, whereby the card is drawn and held in a taut position, substantially as described.

2. In a card case for foldable cards, formed of two sections of sheet metal approximately rectangular in shape, said sections being hinged together at one edge, each of said sections being bent up along its edges flaps, adapted to penetrate the card and 10 to form flanges, a card retaining flap pivprevent the same frombecoming accidentally i otally supported in the outer ends of each displaced from the card case, as and for the of said sections, said card retaining flaps purpose set forth.

5 being provided with arms extending toward the hinged portion of said sections and said CHARLES card retaining flaps being also provided With Witnesses:

card retaining pins formed integrally on the JOSEPHINE E. NIHER,

inner surface of the pivot member of said D. W. GARDNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). G. 

